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BIPOP
n. An INRIA project concerned with non-smooth dynamical system (http://www.inrialpes.fr/bipop).
CHIC
n. Commande Humaine Informatisée Convivialement, M. Jean; Script language for lmgc90

DS
n. Dynamical System

ESA
n. European Space Agency
INRIA
n. Acronym for the Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et Automatique, the French national institute for researc h in computer science and control.
LMGC
n.Laboratoire de Mécanique et Génie Civil de Montpellier
Lmgc90
n.Mechanical simulation software taking in account contacts
Matlab
n.MATrix LABoratory : computer program for people doing numerical computation, especially linear algebra
Modelica
n. object-oriented modeling language designed to allow convenient, component-oriented modeling of complex physical systems
NSDS
n.Non Smooth Dynamical System
Scilab
n.Scilab is a scientific software package for numerical computations providing a powerful open computing environment for engineering and scientific applications
Scicos
n.a hybrid dynamic systems modeler and simulator
SICONOS
n. Modeling, Simulation and Control of Non-smooth Dynamical systems, European Project, IST number 2001-37172. (http://maply.univ-lyon1.fr/siconos/)
Siconos
n. SICONOS platform
Siconos/Analysis
n.the module Analysis of the Siconos software
Siconos/Control
n.the module Control of the Siconos software
Siconos/Engine
n.the term  Siconos/Engine is used for the modules Siconos/Kernel and Siconos/Front-end alltogether
Siconos/Front-End
n.the module Front-End of the Siconos software
Siconos/IMSE
n.the module Integrated Modelling and Simulation Environment of the Siconos software
Siconos/Kernel
n.the module Kernel of the Siconos software
Siconos/Numerics
n.the module Numerics of the Siconos software
n.Simulink is an interactive tool for modeling, simulating, and analyzing dynamic, multidomain systems

TBD
n. To be defined
TBC
n. To be confirmed

xxxlab
n.Matlab or Scilab
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